The Maze Runner - Book One. Ausgezeichnet: Kid's Indie Next List "Inspired Recommendations for Kids from Indie Booksellers", 2009. Ausgezeichnet: Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Books, 2009. Ausgezeichnet: New York State

Sein Name ist Thomas. An mehr kann er sich nicht erinnern. Und er ist an einem bizarren Ort gelandet: eine Lichtung, umgeben von einem riesigen Labyrinth.
Doch er ist nicht der Einzige. Zusammen mit fünfzig Jungen, denen es genauso geht wie ihm, sucht er einen Weg in die Freiheit. Der führt durch das Labyrinth, dessen gewaltige Mauern sich Nacht für Nacht verschieben und in dem mörderische Kreaturen lauern.
Doch gibt es wirklich einen Weg hinaus? Ist das Ganze eine Prüfung? Und wer hat sich dieses grauenvolle Szenario ausgedacht? Den Jungen bleibt nicht viel Zeit, um das herauszufinden.

Kurzbeschreibung:

When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his first name. His memory is blank. But he's not alone. When the lift's doors open, Thomas finds himself surrounded by kids who welcome him to the Glade - a large, open expanse surrounded by stone walls.
Just like Thomas, the Gladers don't know why or how they got to the Glade. All they know is that every morning the stone doors to the maze that surrounds them have opened. Every night they've closed tight. And every 30 days a new boy has been delivered in the lift.
Thomas was expected. But the next day, a girl is sent up - the first girl to ever arrive in the Glade. And more surprising yet is the message she delivers.

Thomas might be more important than he could ever guess. If only he could unlock the dark secrets buried within his mind.

Klappentext:

Book one in the blockbuster Maze Runner series that spawned a movie franchise and ushered in a worldwide phenomenon! And don t miss The Fever Code, the highly-anticipated series conclusion that finally reveals the story of how the maze was built!

When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his name. He s surrounded by strangers boys whose memories are also gone.
Outside the towering stone walls that surround them is a limitless, ever-changing maze. It s the only way out and no one s ever made it through alive.
Then a girl arrives. The first girl ever. And the message she delivers is terrifying: Remember. Survive. Run.

The Maze Runner and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, and Maze Runner: The Death Cure all are now major motion pictures featuring the star of MTV's Teen Wolf, Dylan O Brien; Kaya Scodelario; Aml Ameen; Will Poulter; and Thomas Brodie-Sangster.

Also look for James Dashner s edge-of-your-seat MORTALITY DOC TRINE series!

Praise for the Maze Runner series:
A #1 New York Times Bestselling Series
A USA Today Bestseller
A Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book of the Year
An ALA-YASLA Best Fiction for Young Adults Book
An ALA-YALSA Quick Pick

[A] mysterious survival saga that passionate fans describe as a fusion of Lord of the Flies, The Hunger Games, and Lost. EW

Wonderful action writing fast-paced but smart and well observed. Newsday

[A] nail-biting must-read. Seventeen

Breathless, cinematic action. Publishers Weekly

Heart pounding to the very last moment. Kirkus Reviews

Exclamation-worthy. Romantic Times

James Dashner s illuminating prequel [The Kill Order] will thrill fans of this Maze Runner [series] and prove just as exciting for readers new to the series. Shelf Awareness, Starred

Take a deep breath before you start any James Dashner book. Deseret News

Rezension:

Praise for the Maze Runner series:
A #1 New York Times Bestselling Series
A USA Today Bestseller
A Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book of the Year
An ALA-YASLA Best Fiction for Young Adults Book
An ALA-YALSA Quick Pick

"[A] mysterious survival saga that passionate fans describe as a fusion of Lord of the Flies, The Hunger Games, and Lost." EW

Wonderful action writing fast-paced but smart and well observed. Newsday

[A] nail-biting must-read. Seventeen

Breathless, cinematic action. Publishers Weekly

Heart pounding to the very last moment. Kirkus Reviews

Exclamation-worthy. Romantic Times

[STAR] James Dashner s illuminating prequel [The Kill Order] will thrill fans of this Maze Runner [series] and prove just as exciting for readers new to the series. Shelf Awareness, Starred

"Take a deep breath before you start any James Dashner book."-Deseret News